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There were no piers at that point to facilitate shipping, and he caused the construc- tion of the upper pier at Lexington, the first structure of the kind of any importance between Port Huron and Saginaw. He was materially aided by the good will of CAPT. E. B. WARD, of Detroit, the well-known proprietor of a line of boats on the lake, who pre- sented him with $500 and a free pass on any of his boats for five years. On commencing his business he was associated with WATSON HUBBARD, a brother, and R. B. HUBBARD, a cousin, the united inte- rests of the trio continuing about 30 years. They carried on their operations at Lexington about eight years, owning at the same time an extensive lumber yard at Sandusky, Ohio. About 1870 he and his brother sold their associated interests to R. B. HUBBARD, since which date MR. HUBBARD of this sketch has conducted his affairs alone. He is the sole proprietor of about 30,000 acres of land, which are in the market. He owns a lumber yard at Bad Axe, and a considerable acreage in the vicinity of that village. On his fine farm at Huron City, which includes 350 acres of improved land, he is extensively engaged in breeding fine cattle dnd horses, and in the prosecution of agriculture of a first-class type. He has a herd of 450 head, which includes thoroughbreds and graded cattle, and he rears about 100 head yearly. His blooded stock in Durham and his dairy herd includes 40 cows, whose milk is devoted chiefly to cheesemaking. He owns 90 head of horses, some of which are of well- known and established pedigree, both on the track and for draught purposes, — Black Hawks, Long Manes and Normal-Percherons. His yearly wheat product ranges from five to seven thousand bushels, and he grows heavy crops of other farm produce. He has made a sig- nal success of potatoes, and has raised crops of peach-blows averaging 430 bushels to the acre. He keeps a flock of 200 sheep. MR. HUBBARD has experienced, in all their fullness, the vicissi- tudes which have made the lives of the settlers of Huron and Sani- lac Counties eventful. He and his business associates lost heavily in the fires of 1871 and 1881, the aggregate covering about $250,000, including two saw-mills, each having a producing capacity of 40,000 feet of lumber daily; two stores, with stocks of goods; two large barns with grain and other contents; farming implements and an inestimable amount of timber in the woods; a residence which cost $8,000; and a dock at Huron City, half a mile in length, valued at $10,000, which burned to the water's edge. This latter, MR. HUBBARD has rebuilt. At the time of his coming to Sanilac County everything was in its most primitive condition. He hired a man to bring him from Port Huron to Lexington, a distance of 22 miles, paying him 50 cents for the service. He obtained his business interests with the HUBBARDS by purchasing the claim of G. S. LESTER, then associated with them. Among other general projects in which he has been interested for the benefit of the public was the construction of 16 miles of the State road from Huron City to Verona. MR. HUBBARD was born in Bloomfield Township, Hartford Co., Conn., Sept. 2, 1816, and is the son of JOAB and RUTH (BROWN) HUBBARD. He grew to manhood and was educated in his native State. He was married in April, 1862, to AMANDA J., daughter of GEORGE S. LESTER. The children of Mr. and Mrs. HUBBARD are: FRANK W., born April 16, 1863; ANNABEL M., Nov. 23, 1864; and RICHARD LANGDON, Jan. 25, 1865. To meet the evident expectations of the citizens of Huron County and the business public elsewhere, the publishers take pleasure in placing MR. HUBBARD'S portrait in this Album, in proximity to this biographical outline. =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ===========================================================================